Scots Language Publication Grant

26 February 2019

At the Scottish Book Trade Conference on 26
February 2019, the First Minister announced £30,000 for Scottish
Book Trust to deliver the Scots Language Publication
Grant - created to support Scots publishers and to
encourage Scots writers. Any publisher based in Scotland can
apply. The First Minister said:

"2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages. We are
making sure Scotland takes part, by celebrating and promoting our
own indigenous languages - such as Scots and Gaelic.

"As part of that - I'm announcing today that we are providing
£30,000 funding to Scottish Book Trust for the creation of a new
Scots language publication grant. It will be used to support
publishers of Scots writing and to encourage Scots writers.

"It will help to ensure there is a lasting creative legacy from
this special themed year and it's one more way in which we are
aiming to support and encourage writing and publishing."

The Scots Language Publication Grant was set up by The
Scots Language Resource Network which meets twice
a year to discuss the coordination and publication of new and
existing resources (online and in print) that support the learning
and teaching of Scots. It currently includes representatives from
the following organisations:

ASLS

Creative Scotland

Education Scotland

Glasgow Women's Library

Literature Alliance Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Publishing Scotland

Scots Language Centre

Scottish Book Trust

Scottish Language Dictionaries

Scottish Poetry Library

SQA

Wigtown Book Festival

The publication grant is funded by the Scottish Government and
administered by Scottish Book Trust.